Five-time Olympian Daley 'completes the set' with diving silver in Paris

Tom Daley and an emotional Noah Williams celebrated a silver medal as the British pair claimed second place in the men's 10-metre synchronised diving at the Paris Olympics.

Daley, who returned to compete at his fifth Olympics in order to allow his eldest son see him dive at a Games, clinched his fifth medal, albeit his first silver.

Williams, meanwhile, won his first Olympic medal. He competed at Tokyo, but subsequently suffered the loss of his coach Dave Jenkins, who passed away following the delayed 2020 Games.

But the pair did their mentors proud with an excellent performance on Monday, with their score bettered only by the Chinese duo of Yang Hao and Lian Junjie.

In an emotional interview with BBC Sport after the medal ceremony, Daley said: "It's so special, this time last year, deciding to come back, not knowing whether I'd make the synchro team, never mind the Olympics – now to be here in Paris, diving in front of my son, who asked me to come back, it's just so special.

"It completes the set – I now have one of every colour."

Exceptional! Tom Daley and Noah Williams secure a stunning silver in an epic men's synchronised 10m platform final. #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/0birASHkHX

— Team GB (@TeamGB) July 29, 2024

Williams fought back the tears when he was asked about his former coach, managing to say, "He'd be pretty proud", before Daley took over.

"I've never seen Noah cry, and I know how much this has meant to him," Daley said.

"Dave was such a key part of Noah's career, and it's so sad he’s not here to see this, but I know both Dave and my dad would be so proud to see us going in and getting that silver medal."

Daley, who made his Olympics debut at 14 in Beijing, was then asked if he planned on competing at the Los Angeles Games in 2028, in order to allow his youngest son, Phoenix, to see him in action.

"I don't know," he said. "For right now, I want to enjoy today and we'll see what the future holds, but right now I just want to go and hug my little ones.

"You have to train smarter, prioritise other things in your life as well as time in the pool. I was getting emotional before the competition because that's where I was at the happiest, but being here, being able to dive in front of my family and being so supported – my husband has been here for me the whole year."